"I was always sort of a proponent [in tennis] of stepping on someone's throat when you got the momentum or you could sense the guy was hurting a little bit or was tired," he said. "I always told myself, work hard the next 15, 20 minutes and you'll be in the locker room with a win. You just can't do that out here."

No, he didnt' outright qualify and he likely won't move on but just the ability to be this competitive in two of the most difficult sports in the world is incredibly impressive.